Perry for Governor
On Tuesday March 2, Texans will go to the polls to vote in either the Republican or Democrat primary. All conservatives should carefully consider their vote on March 2, especially in the race for governor. As many are aware the current governor, Rick Perry, is facing a challenge from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson for the right to be the Republican nominee for Governor. I urge every conservative to show up on March 2 and vote in the Republican primary for Rick Perry.
Bad government policies imposed by the federal government involving intervention in the housing, banking, and health care industries has led to the prolonged economic downturn we are dealing with in America today. Yet Texas is the leader in job growth and economic strength. In 2008, according to economists who analyzed the data, Texas created more jobs than all the other states combined. Why is that the case? What makes Texas so special? There are many reasons for the recent success of Texas in weathering the economic downturn, but one of the major ones has been the action, or lack thereof, of the state’s political leaders.
You may struggling to think of any major initiative or law that Perry has pursued that might have been the impetuous for the resilience of the Texas economy in the last few years. That is because there hasn’t been one. And that is the point. Economies do better when politicians stay out of the way and let the economy go through natural ups and downs. When taxes are raised and regulation is increased it becomes less profitable for businesses to operate. Less profitability means fewer jobs and fewer benefits. By not doing anything, while the federal government and most other states have been frantically trying to raise taxes and increase regulation, the politicians in Texas have allowed Texans to get back on their financial feet, instead of having to pay more taxes or deal with more regulation.
That is not to say that Perry has not down anything to improve the Texas economy. Small scale ideas implemented by Perry such as targeted tax cuts and the establishment of "Rainy Day" savings fund that can be used to fund the state government in the future were solid successes. But Perry's greatest success story is that he resisted the temptation most politicians in Washington D.C. and in other states around the country have to increase taxes and pass more laws in an attempt to "fix" the economy. As the liberal economic policies of Barack Obama have proven once again, government simply transfers wealth from one person to another, it cannot increase wealth, and it certainly cannot create private sector jobs. Texas is both creating wealth and creating jobs when most of the country is doing the opposite precisely because it getting out of the way.
Senator Hutchinson, on the other hand, is the epitome of a big-government Republican who has sent too much time in Washington D.C. I could spent all day citing examples of Senator Hutchinson's big government, big spending proclivities (for instance she has voted nine times to raise the federal debt ceiling), but one recent vote by Senator Hutchinson should dissuade anyone of believing she is a fiscal conservative. In October 2008 Senator Hutchinson voted to bail out large financial institutions, costing taxpayer $700 billion dollars. While the bill contemplated the banks that received this money would pay back the taxpayers with interest, as with most federal programs, the bailout has been fraught with fraud. In addition, the Obama administration is now attempting to use the money paid back by the banks for large new spending programs rather than reducing the national debt. As result, taxpayers stand to lose billions on a program that rewarded banks who made bad business choices. Senator Hutchinson, if she were truly a conservative, would have realized that the money spent bailing out banks will never be recovered. Instead of voting against the bailout, she embraced it.
Simply put, our nation is broke. We cannot keep spending money we do not have without severe consequences in the future. Senator Hutchinson's vote to add billions to the national debt to bail out private companies should disqualify her to lead Texas. The last thing Texas needs is to import the big spending ideals of Washington D.C. and California.
Now that is not to say the Governor Perry has not had his missteps. In 2007 Perry issued an executive order forcing all sixth grade girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus linked to cervical cancer. It is not clear why Perry chose to require the vaccination instead of making the program voluntary to ensure that parents made the ultimate decision. Regardless of the vaccine’s value, quite a few Texas parents found the mandate to be a troubling overreach of government authority, and three months later, Perry accepted a law that reversed his mandate. Yet a minor misstep like this is forgivable to social conservatives in light of Senator Hutchinson's constant and consistent pro-choice stance, including supporting the Roe v. Wade decision.
This March the choice could not be more clear for conservatives. Governor Rick Perry deserves to be reelected as Governor of Texas.
Any comments or questions can be received at whyyouareaconservative@gmail.com
~ The Conservative Guy
Bad government policies imposed by the federal government involving intervention in the housing, banking, and health care industries has led to the prolonged economic downturn we are dealing with in America today. Yet Texas is the leader in job growth and economic strength. In 2008, according to economists who analyzed the data, Texas created more jobs than all the other states combined. Why is that the case? What makes Texas so special? There are many reasons for the recent success of Texas in weathering the economic downturn, but one of the major ones has been the action, or lack thereof, of the state’s political leaders.
You may struggling to think of any major initiative or law that Perry has pursued that might have been the impetuous for the resilience of the Texas economy in the last few years. That is because there hasn’t been one. And that is the point. Economies do better when politicians stay out of the way and let the economy go through natural ups and downs. When taxes are raised and regulation is increased it becomes less profitable for businesses to operate. Less profitability means fewer jobs and fewer benefits. By not doing anything, while the federal government and most other states have been frantically trying to raise taxes and increase regulation, the politicians in Texas have allowed Texans to get back on their financial feet, instead of having to pay more taxes or deal with more regulation.
That is not to say that Perry has not down anything to improve the Texas economy. Small scale ideas implemented by Perry such as targeted tax cuts and the establishment of "Rainy Day" savings fund that can be used to fund the state government in the future were solid successes. But Perry's greatest success story is that he resisted the temptation most politicians in Washington D.C. and in other states around the country have to increase taxes and pass more laws in an attempt to "fix" the economy. As the liberal economic policies of Barack Obama have proven once again, government simply transfers wealth from one person to another, it cannot increase wealth, and it certainly cannot create private sector jobs. Texas is both creating wealth and creating jobs when most of the country is doing the opposite precisely because it getting out of the way.
Senator Hutchinson, on the other hand, is the epitome of a big-government Republican who has sent too much time in Washington D.C. I could spent all day citing examples of Senator Hutchinson's big government, big spending proclivities (for instance she has voted nine times to raise the federal debt ceiling), but one recent vote by Senator Hutchinson should dissuade anyone of believing she is a fiscal conservative. In October 2008 Senator Hutchinson voted to bail out large financial institutions, costing taxpayer $700 billion dollars. While the bill contemplated the banks that received this money would pay back the taxpayers with interest, as with most federal programs, the bailout has been fraught with fraud. In addition, the Obama administration is now attempting to use the money paid back by the banks for large new spending programs rather than reducing the national debt. As result, taxpayers stand to lose billions on a program that rewarded banks who made bad business choices. Senator Hutchinson, if she were truly a conservative, would have realized that the money spent bailing out banks will never be recovered. Instead of voting against the bailout, she embraced it.
Simply put, our nation is broke. We cannot keep spending money we do not have without severe consequences in the future. Senator Hutchinson's vote to add billions to the national debt to bail out private companies should disqualify her to lead Texas. The last thing Texas needs is to import the big spending ideals of Washington D.C. and California.
Now that is not to say the Governor Perry has not had his missteps. In 2007 Perry issued an executive order forcing all sixth grade girls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus linked to cervical cancer. It is not clear why Perry chose to require the vaccination instead of making the program voluntary to ensure that parents made the ultimate decision. Regardless of the vaccine’s value, quite a few Texas parents found the mandate to be a troubling overreach of government authority, and three months later, Perry accepted a law that reversed his mandate. Yet a minor misstep like this is forgivable to social conservatives in light of Senator Hutchinson's constant and consistent pro-choice stance, including supporting the Roe v. Wade decision.
This March the choice could not be more clear for conservatives. Governor Rick Perry deserves to be reelected as Governor of Texas.
Any comments or questions can be received at whyyouareaconservative@gmail.com
~ The Conservative Guy
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